This Incredible Map Shows Just How Gigantic Texas Really Ishttp://www.businessinsider.com/how-big-is-texas-2014-4/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:25:10 -0500Pamela Engelhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5348ca156bb3f7f703113ae8Dave HSat, 12 Apr 2014 01:07:33 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5348ca156bb3f7f703113ae8
The State of Western Australia is more than 4 times as large as Texas: 2,525,86 Km2 vs 696,241 km2. Four other Australian States are much larger than Texas. Texas is large depending on your perspective.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534728da69bedd3e4a8b4568MainelyDocThu, 10 Apr 2014 19:27:22 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534728da69bedd3e4a8b4568
So, the gist of this is that Texas is so big that it's three times as big as it really is? Oh..yeah. I get it.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534710076da811b72d8b4568Not Chicken LittleThu, 10 Apr 2014 17:41:27 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534710076da811b72d8b4568
You miss the point. The comparable map for RI would only have about a 40 mile radius, that being the approximate longest straight-line distance one can travel in RI without leaving the state. 40 miles is a bit less than 791, in case you are math-challenged or graphically-challenged.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53470f186bb3f718318b456aNot Chicken LittleThu, 10 Apr 2014 17:37:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53470f186bb3f718318b456a
If it were up to the Texans only the very best would qualify to immigrate and that would leave out most of the world. Why should Texans lower their standards?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53470e3f6bb3f77c298b456eNot Chicken LittleThu, 10 Apr 2014 17:33:51 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53470e3f6bb3f77c298b456e
Point taken, but methinks the gentleman doth protest too much - a bit of an inferiority complex, perhaps? Understandable when the comparison is having to be made against the great state of Texas, though...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5346fcbaeab8ea3d678b4576skypixiezeroThu, 10 Apr 2014 16:19:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5346fcbaeab8ea3d678b4576
I was under the impression that it was Sarah Palin who said it....http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5346fbbf69bedd16228b4568D S CraftThu, 10 Apr 2014 16:14:55 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5346fbbf69bedd16228b4568
Tina Fey is not Alaskan. You do know Fey said that, right?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5346ee65eab8ea9a3c8b4568mickeymatThu, 10 Apr 2014 15:17:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5346ee65eab8ea9a3c8b4568
What they missed is the sign upon entering Texas from Louisiana where it says it's over 1,000 miles to El Paso.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534628286bb3f7580b1488b6Elvis PresleyThu, 10 Apr 2014 01:12:08 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534628286bb3f7580b1488b6
It's a good thing Edward Tufte isn't alive to see this...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53455582eab8eaa41f5cf48fskypixiezeroWed, 09 Apr 2014 10:13:22 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53455582eab8eaa41f5cf48f
Yep. Yer right! My bad. But look how many hundreds of people read my comment and you were the only one to call me on it. My compliments to you!
.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5345506decad04a03bdd38c3TwinpinesmallWed, 09 Apr 2014 09:51:41 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5345506decad04a03bdd38c3
Actually, only THREE would, in terms of area. Namely, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.
And Alaska is bigger than all of them!
:)http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53454e01ecad04a93bdd38c1skypixiezeroWed, 09 Apr 2014 09:41:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53454e01ecad04a93bdd38c1
You are so obviously an American. You translate everything into monetary value. Apparently the fact that people better educated than most Americans place a higher value on quality of life over "how much money can I grab today" is lost on you.
Are you aware that most Europeans now work about a 28 hour week, compared to Americans who are working harder and longer - many work over a 55 hour week?!
So you Americans have more money than many other people - what freakin' good does it do you? You work harder, are under far more stress, have enormous national mental health difficulties, have higher suicide rates, and die younger than the people of most European nations. We, in Canada, who come from the exact same stock as you do, have a much more relaxed life style, a far lower incidence of mental health problems, have a fairly decent health system, earn more than Americans on average, and do this without centering our lives around the almighty buck.
Think about it......!
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Now do the same thing for Alaska. Or California.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534510c6eab8ea11275cf496reaistWed, 09 Apr 2014 05:20:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534510c6eab8ea11275cf496
What?
Try putting 791 mile radius on any state, including Rhode Island, and color it red. That "incredible map" will make the diminutive state look "gigantic."http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344f5cfecad04fc7008473eZac HoustonWed, 09 Apr 2014 03:25:03 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344f5cfecad04fc7008473e
I can't think of a single thing that Texas does that I give one Longhorns fart about.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344dd326da811757272c34dMarion ClarkWed, 09 Apr 2014 01:40:02 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344dd326da811757272c34d
This is news? Cut Alaska in half and Texas would still be the third largest state.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344da7aeab8ea08680d57f5skypixiezeroWed, 09 Apr 2014 01:28:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344da7aeab8ea08680d57f5
And at least one Alaskan says she can see Russia from her front porch......;-)
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As real as it gets. And far better educate too!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344d939eab8ea016c0d57f5skypixiezeroWed, 09 Apr 2014 01:23:05 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344d939eab8ea016c0d57f5
If drinking beer and watching football is your "national" pastime it's no wonder your schools teach creationism; you probably couldn't understand anything else. Your grade XII grads couldn't pass Canadian grade X requirements or Japanese and Barbados grade VIII standard tests. Give your kids a decent education and then you'll have something to boast about.
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Over 50% of Canadians have attended university.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344d6fb6da8115a5572c34fskypixiezeroWed, 09 Apr 2014 01:13:31 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344d6fb6da8115a5572c34f
But what percentage of that 7 billion would want to?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344d66aecad04c304084737skypixiezeroWed, 09 Apr 2014 01:11:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344d66aecad04c304084737
If size meant much, six of our Canadian provinces would put Texas to shame.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344c6486da811cb0d72c34bCuperWed, 09 Apr 2014 00:02:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344c6486da811cb0d72c34b
Just remember--if you cut Alaska in half, Texas would be the third largest state.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344b3466bb3f7ea6e0aca52B WTue, 08 Apr 2014 22:41:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344b3466bb3f7ea6e0aca52
Who cares about ignorant, braggadocios Texans? Any educated American knows that we can cut Alaska in half and make Texas the third largest state... yawn!!!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53448762eab8ea85440d57f9Oh yes!Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:33:54 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53448762eab8ea85440d57f9
Texas is SO big... it's like totally almost 1/3 the size of Alaska and stuff!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534486d1eab8ea2f530d57f5King FoolTue, 08 Apr 2014 19:31:29 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534486d1eab8ea2f530d57f5
Every Alaskan is laughing at this article.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344710a6da8111e0f72c353cutchTue, 08 Apr 2014 17:58:34 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344710a6da8111e0f72c353
All of Alaska has the population of Fort Worth.
Not Dallas/Fort Worth... just Fort Worth.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53446b42eab8ea52680d57f9There's Only One...Tue, 08 Apr 2014 17:33:54 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53446b42eab8ea52680d57f9
There's only one Texas...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53446b10ecad042114084737A. MericanTue, 08 Apr 2014 17:33:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53446b10ecad042114084737
Yeah but you got no roads to get to 80% of it.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534468296da811d56a72c34eSweetDougTue, 08 Apr 2014 17:20:41 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534468296da811d56a72c34e
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Went to school with a gal who came from the Manitoba/Ontario border. She was at school in Niagara Falls. We roared when we found out that it was closer to fly home for her, than to fly to Florida.
Drive across Ontario for large.
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V-Vhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344637f69bedd300cd99212Duong NguyenTue, 08 Apr 2014 17:00:47 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344637f69bedd300cd99212
Hmm write article about how "gigantic" Texas is, expand Texas borders by 791 miles all around as proof.. I'm not sure that's how you write articles.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53446358ecad04107e084734CrockettTue, 08 Apr 2014 17:00:08 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53446358ecad04107e084734
Good, one less idiot we have to worry about moving to the most prosperous state in the union.
Next time try posting a comment that actually contributes, instead of thoughtless garbage that fell out of your rear-end.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53445fc2eab8ea84460d57ffUnmovable.ZigTue, 08 Apr 2014 16:44:50 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53445fc2eab8ea84460d57ff
So funny. I was thinking that same thing when I saw the post.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53445e726bb3f701550aca4eampersandTue, 08 Apr 2014 16:39:14 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53445e726bb3f701550aca4e
For me, the best hint about how big Texas is was that the whole Earth population - ~7 bilion people- could fit quite confortable its area.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53445ce069bedd0f73d9920fewwwTue, 08 Apr 2014 16:32:32 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53445ce069bedd0f73d9920f
I hate Texas. What an awful place to live.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534455d0eab8eaf2290d57f5Cameron FraserTue, 08 Apr 2014 16:02:24 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534455d0eab8eaf2290d57f5
Frank Zappa said we qualify...“You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons, but in the very least you need a beer.” We've got a couple of national airlines, a lot of beer, and plenty of football teams of both the gridiron and soccer type (as an alternative to the nuclear weapons).http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534455556da811352172c34bVenomTue, 08 Apr 2014 16:00:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534455556da811352172c34b
This might literally be the most useless article on BI, definitely in the Top 5.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534453d66bb3f77c300aca4eMark ChristopherTue, 08 Apr 2014 15:53:58 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534453d66bb3f77c300aca4e
Canada isn't a real country!!! Come on!!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534450296da811830472c34bNoSingleOneTue, 08 Apr 2014 15:38:17 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534450296da811830472c34b
I live in Alaska. We're not impressed by Texas' size. We can fit about 2 1/2 of them in our state.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53444e8c6bb3f7141c0aca4eCameron FraserTue, 08 Apr 2014 15:31:24 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53444e8c6bb3f7141c0aca4e
(Apologies for the double post...the original one didn't work at my end but showed up anyway)http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53444e2869bedddf1ad99211Cameron FraserTue, 08 Apr 2014 15:29:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53444e2869bedddf1ad99211
Texas is big as States go, but try some Canadian Provinces. Ontario is the 4th largest of the Provinces and Territories, has nearly double the area of Texas, and it's more than 1200 miles from the eastern border with Quebec to the western border with Manitoba (26 hours of driving).http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53444b526da8117d6b72c34fCameron FraserTue, 08 Apr 2014 15:17:38 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53444b526da8117d6b72c34f
Texas is big as far as states go but try some Canadian Provinces. Ontario has nearly twice the area of Texas and is only the 4th largest of the provinces and territories.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534445496da811f95172c34fMap is correct.Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:51:53 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534445496da811f95172c34f
Go to your favorite map and do a road trip to any of the states in red and the distance measurements are very accurate. I'm in California and yes, Texas really is that big! Now to somehow get all these illegal Mexicans to move there would be a good start since Texas is big enough to house all of them including all of Mexico itself.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53443fe269bedd494fd9921cOikdTue, 08 Apr 2014 14:28:50 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53443fe269bedd494fd9921c
It's worse than nonsense, it is witchcraft!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53443eec6da811383872c34fRollzTue, 08 Apr 2014 14:24:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53443eec6da811383872c34f
The red starts from the border of Texas. You have to go all the way across TX before you even get to the beginning of the 791 mile distance. Corpus IS DEFINITELY closer to the edge of western Cuba.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53443ade6bb3f7754d0aca52Ryan SmithTue, 08 Apr 2014 14:07:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53443ade6bb3f7754d0aca52
This is non-sensehttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/53443a8469bedd1831d99210What?Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:05:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53443a8469bedd1831d99210
How is Corpus Cristi closer to Cuba when all of Colorado is fully in the red while only a tiny sliver of Cuba is? I call BS.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344396569bedd1631d9920fThat GuyTue, 08 Apr 2014 14:01:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5344396569bedd1631d9920f
If you really want an idea of a big state, try Alaska. Alaska is actually almost three times the size of Texas. Just google map of alaska inside continental us. Eveything truly is bigger in Alaskahttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/534438b869bedd711fd99210Mojojo81Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:58:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534438b869bedd711fd99210
Fcuk Texashttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/53443854eab8eaa8360d57f7OnlyInTexasTue, 08 Apr 2014 13:56:36 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53443854eab8eaa8360d57f7
Only in Texas would this visualization seem like a good use of anyone's time.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534436e26da811eb1372c34fBWaiCTue, 08 Apr 2014 13:50:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/534436e26da811eb1372c34f
"Everything seen in red on the map is closer than 791 miles"
what the hell kind of a measure is that? poor visualization...